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PHIL MESSINA (Production Designer)
is reunited with Steven Soderbergh following his assignment as art director on Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Out of Sight. He had first worked for Jersey Films as the art director on their production Feeling Minnesota.
Born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Messina graduated from Cornell University with a degree in architecture. His initial foray into the entertainment business was as a set designer on the films Mermaids, School Ties and Housesitter, which were filmed in the Boston area.
Following a move to Los Angeles, Messina served as the art director on such films as Hard Target, The Neon Bible, Reckless, The Associate, Trial & Error and The Sixth Sense.
Messina recently designed the sets for the Dreamworks television series Freaks and Geeks, which reteamed him with director Jake Kasdan for whom he had served as the art director on Kasdan's directorial debut, Zero Effect. Among his other design credits is the comedy Gordy, directed by Mark Lewis.
Messina is married to set decorator, Kristen Toscano Messina, with whom he frequently collaborates.
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